> I am a newbie, so please excuse my ignorance.  Yes, I have 
> read lots and lots.

I hope you have read http://www.netcrucible.com/xslt/msxml-faq.htm

Generally if you ask questions about the Microsoft dialect of XSL on this
list, the response you get is "upgrade to XSLT".

Mike Kay

> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl">
> 


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